Slaughterbots

Slaughterbots is a warning about the dangers of existing and emerging technologies and how they may be used soon in the world.

Crumpling America

Crumpling America is a 2009 History Channel Documentary about the ageing and failing infrastructure of the United States of America. The show is still relevant because most of the issues brought up have not been attended too and have also become worse.

Silicon Valley Doomsday Preppers

Silicon Valley's Doomsday: Prepping For An Economic Apocalypse [Divided America, Pt. 1] | AJ+ Docs



It amazes me how many people don't realize how Automation has and will change jobs and the economy in the next couple of decades. Watch this documentary to see how some Tech savvy people are responding to those coming changes.

Panorama: A basic income for everybody!

This documentary talks about the pros and cons of doing a Universal Basic Income for everyone. To give a simple understanding. Give people a small subsidy for life.
The video focuses on doing it in Belgium, but shows other countries and societies that are proposing the idea.

The Democratic Party Failure

I am like many progressives out there. I wanted a Bernie Sanders Democratic candidacy. To me Bernie Sanders represented a candidate with a strong integrity of voting for what he actually said and believed in. Understand I am not saying the current president, President Obama has not done the things he has said he will do because for the most part I believe he has.

I know there are progressives who will be angry reading that last sentence. They will say "President Obama didn't deliver on change". I would counter by saying you weren't listening when he gave those speeches on his policies. You weren't listening when he said, "We have to finish the Afghan war, cause it was our responsibility". Or when he said, "Change can only happen if the people back him and help him". Most of those people went home thinking he would do it all. They forget he said, "We are the people we been waiting for, not I, he didn't say I.

Bernie has the same problem too. So many followers of Bernie Sanders seem too focus on the Presidency but it's good to see some aren't. You can tell the one's who truly understand how the system and politics works. They will use the terms "Revolution", "Progressive Revolution", or "Movement". They understand that this is a movement it isn't hinged one man winning the Presidency.

Something that Bernie Sanders understands too this is why he endorses representatives around the country. These people have progressive ideas. I wouldn't call most of them Democrats. Why? When I think of Democrats I think of Centrist. Which by the way President Obama is. He always was. All one had to do was listen to his speeches to know this. Hillary Clinton on the other hand is not a centrist. She is a Neo-Conservative, which places her to the right of President Obama. What is a Neo-con?

Neo-conservative:
Relating to or denoting a return to a modified form of a traditional viewpoint, in particular a political ideology characterized by an emphasis on free-market capitalism and an interventionist foreign policy.

(That definition fits her perfectly. As if it was written for her. As if her picture could be found by it.)

You may be saying that isn't true. This doesn't fit Hillary Clinton at all. This video explains it pretty well.


Empire Files: Abby Martin Exposes What Hillary Clinton Really Represents


The Democratic Party Establishment nominating Hillary Clinton has done in one move what the Republican Party could only have dreamed to do. It has pushed at least twenty-five percent of the Democratic party away. While the Republicans have been floundering. Doing stupid anti-choice (I refuse to call the stance pro-life) votes, racist vote blocking strategies, pushed for more theocratic government, done another parade of silly candidates for president, and so on. As they did this, making their party seem like a joke, or at least so far right most wouldn't want to vote for them. The Democratic party decides instead on capitalizing on the sentiment of wanting Big Change. They will go against this, and even tamper with the primaries, so that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee.

In one move the Democratic Party helped to create the chance for a true Third Party Presidency. I doubt this will happen this time around. However that won't stop me from voting third party (I will be voting for The Green Party candidate Jill Stein.). This act has made it possible for a third party to become stronger and grow over the next few years. So I would have to thank them for this. It's the only thing I can think to thank them for in a long time that I believe will actually bring about long lasting big changes.

(They have made asses of themselves. It is a fitting mascot.)

Jimmy Dore said it best "I ain't voting for this shit", when talking about the Democratic Party Nominee Hillary Clinton's corruption, policies, and Neo-conservatism.

VICE - An Inside Look at the Exotic Animal Trade

This video gives a glimpse into the exotic animal trade in the United States.

The History of California Water Wars

These are documentaries about water use in the southern California area. The problems with the drought are nothing new. It is a repeat of history. I have watched these news programs where politicians and experts say no one could have seen the drought or the problems associated with it coming. These people are either liars, don't know what they are talking about, or are attempting to placate the masses and business.
The Water Wars in Southern California have been happening off and on for about a hundred years, give or take. The fight between Cities, agriculture, and small communities is nothing new. More corporations, especially bottle water corporations have now joined the fray. What is new is less snow-pack and lakes to exploit. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to find a quick solution that doesn't take the affect on future generation into account anymore. Even though that seems to be the answer most still give.

Tulare the Phantom Lake


Expansion of L. A. - Destruction of Owens River & Valley


Construction of the Owens Valley Project


Owens Valley Aqueduct: WaterSupply.Com Documentary part one

part Two

TYT - Man Takes Huckabee to Bible School

I really don't understand how Huckabee is supported by anyone to be President of the United States. The more I learn of this man the more sad, and void of character he is shown to be.

VICE NEWS Toxic Waste in the US: COAL ASH

TED TALKS The Power of Believing You Can Improve

Carol Dweck talks about how children can be changed into better students by taking them away from "the tyranny of now" thinking. When they think like this they believe they are judged when they don't preform well. Instead they can change their thinking to "not yet" where they can see the moment as a chance to challenge themselves and become smarter and better.

THE TROUBLE with ANTIBIOTICS

This Frontline Report is about how bacteria and viruses are becoming resistant to antibiotics. On America farms animals are fed antibiotics to keep them from becoming sick but this may be leading to dangerous new resistant bacteria. Also in hospital new superbugs are on the rise that are resistant to antibiotics and are highly infectious.
This report shows how the thinking "the markets will stop something bad" mentality is so wrong. Here we have a situation where people may be becoming sick, where worse situation and possible epidemic may be caused. But they can't or won't be stopped by people, or government because industry has too much money and therefor to much corrupting influence on politician, people and sadly the science. Because without a "smoking gun" many will happily allow themselves to be infected or allow the possibility. They will stop the science or allow it to not continue or be in depth so they can have cheap food and so the industry can continue to make fortunes.

GREEN WORLD RISING DOCUMENTARIES

GREEN WORLD RISING

This documentaries series is about the effect the industrial revolution is having on Earth's living system. It is meant to inspire people to tell their representatives and leaders around the world that we need to protect humanities present and future. And to get people on the local level to make changes individually and in communities. To learn more go to Greenworldrising.org.

CARBON is the first episode. It focuses on the carbon still in the ground. How to find a way to keep it in the ground. And how to regulate the price of atmospheric pollution.


THE LAST DAYS is the second episode. It focuses on the tipping points of climate change created from putting so much carbon in the atmosphere.


GREEN WORLD RISING is the third episode. It focuses on the changes that would be needed in life and technologies to make a clean environment.

FRONTLINE - THE UNITED STATES OF SECRETS PART 2

This is the second part of the PBS's Frontline investigative series on mass surveillance in America.

FRONTLINE UNITED STATES OF SECRETS PART 2
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Part two of this documentary tells the story of corporations and surveillance. The first thing of interest to me is how many internet providers, phone companies, and internet search engine companies are willing help the government giving much of the information they acquire. Second is none of them are willing to say no, that it is unconstitutional to give information about people. If corporations are people then aren't they also giving up their right to privacy as well. Third was even when these companies cooperated with the government it isn't enough and they would "hack" their system to get more information. These were the key things too me. To say the NSA has overreached is an understatement. But of course they still use fear. Fear that another attack will happen so of course they have to acquire everyone's information. It's ridiculous.

FRONTLINE - UNITED STATE OF SECRETS

If you want real investigative reporting on events happening in America I suggest you go to PBS Frontline. They take the time to get facts. They also will give in-depth accounts about a story you will not hear or at least not get a full description on from twenty four hour news.

FRONTLINE UNITED STATES OF SECRETS (PART 1)
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Part one of this documentary tells the story after 911 in America. How fear lead those in the Bush administration to create "The Program" a National Security Agency operation to spy on American citizens. For decades the NSA by law and protocol would only spy on foreign services. The Bush administration would use half truth, faulty legal standing, and war powers to create and keep this unconstitutional and illegal system.

It also talks about the NSA and intelligence committee individuals that struggle with what they knew was wrong and how they wanted or did bring the program to the press and public view.

President Obama ran against these same programs but when Bush put before congress legislation to make the program law he voted for it as Senator. Then as President months later did nothing to pull back the program from spying on Americans. Everyone has the same fear. What if you take this system away and there is another 911? If I stop this and it happens my Presidency is over or hurt severely. People will die and it will be my fault.

It a simple situation in my eyes. The right to privacy is constitutional. People died to make this a law. To make it a right of the people. If people have to die to keep it law then so be it. One has to make a choice either privacy law matters even if others can use it to hurt you or it doesn't. If it doesn't then let the NSA spy on whomever but don't lie to yourself that you live in the same America anymore. You don't live in a constitutional America at that point. You live in an authoritarian America. Where those in power decide what is law and what isn't.

However my thinking changes on this if the people in question are not citizens of America. It doesn't matter if they are on American soil or not. They don't get the same constitutional protections at least I don't believe they should.

FORAtv - THE WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING ORGANISMS

Fora tv Photographer Rachel Sussman photographs living organisms that are two thousand or more years of age. She hopes through her works more science will be done about these organisms.

ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM

Elephant in the Living Room is a documentary about how in America in most states it is legal (I repeat LEGAL) to buy exotic animals. Not only is it legal to buy these animals but one doesn't need to have a license. There is little to no state or federal regulations on those who own these animals.

I watched this documentary on Netflix. One of the moments that blew my mind was the emergency 911 call of a full grown lion on a interstate chasing cars. What makes this even more crazy is they captured the lion. They brought the lion back to it's "owner". Then Tim Harrison of public safety animal rescue says they can't take the lions from the owner until he decide he wants to let them go. I found this to be insane. The moment the lion escaped it becomes a public safety issue. How can it be they don't have the legal recourse to take the lions from him?

Over the years I have seen reports about how exotic animals can be bought in America. I have seen reports of how more tigers exist in America in private hands than they do in the wild in India. It is a lack of proper state and/or federal law making to have so if one owns a dog you need to have a license but if you buy a lion or a venomous viper you don't need one. You don't have to register the animal. I wonder when natural disasters happen will these animals get free? Has this happened?

I suggest you watch this documentary if you want to watch an interesting, sad and dramatic story about two captive lions. Or watch an interesting story of Tim Harrison fight to protect these animals and the general public from them. Or if you want to learn more about the dangers of people owning animals they can't control or can overwhelm them.


The trailer for Elephant in the Living Room.

YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY

Showtime's Years of Living Dangerously is about the changes of Climate Change. It is about how people are living with those changes now and how they may live with them in the future.

The first episode has Harrison Ford learning about deforestation around the world and palm oil in Indonesia.

Don Cheadle learning about droughts in Texas and Mexico and a scientist who is also a devout Christian attempting to educate fellow Christians on Climate Change.
Journalist Thomas L. Friedman travels to Syria to learn how the civil war there started because of four years of heavy drought.

This documentary series is produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger among others.

I like the feel of this show. It attempts to bring the emotions of everyday life effects of Climate Change to the audience. It tries to show how Climate Change effects jobs, living, economics and politics. But what it also shows is that Climate Change is here now. It is no longer something that will happen decades from now. Now is here.

VICE NEWS - PETCOKE: TOXIC WASTE IN THE WINDY CITY

One of the by products of Tar sands oils from Canada creates a fine powder charcoal dust like substance. The crazy thing is this stuff is stored by rivers in open areas near neighborhoods. It's in the windy city but just sitting out in the open. If the Keystone pipeline is built this pollution will be created in greater volume.

TED TALKS - DONG WOO JANG The Art of Bow-Making

Dong Woo Jang talks about how he decided one day to make a bow and how that would bring him to discover his own ancestry.

TED TALKS - GERALDINE HAMILTON Body Parts On a Chip

Geraldine Hamilton explains how they place cells from the human body onto chips, creating an environment they can live in. This allows for them to create different internal and external human conditions for testing drugs and other things. This may lead to no more animal testing and drugs created for specific individual or communities.